Compassionate Self
Welcome to our Online Course Platform
*** New Offerings ***
Click below to learn more about these new and upcoming opportunities.
Live, Interactive & Online NVC Courses
Learn and Practice Nonviolent Communication.
Choose one of our live 6-week or 9-week online interactive group courses.
Presently we teach NVC Foundations, NVC Intermediate and NVC Advanced.
We also offer frequent opportunities to join our NVC Practice Groups for those who have taken our courses.
Client Testimonial
"NVC Changed My Life" - Brigid K
Bundled NVC Courses
If you're ready to commit to your NVC learning journey,
you can purchase a bundle of courses and then chose any dates in the year in which you would like to do them.
NVC Practice Groups in 2022
Join us and other NVC Practitioners for 4 weeks of NVC practice online!
We offer these every other month and by a pay-what-you-like donation model.
These are offered by our Jacqueline du Plessis who is on our team.
Looking for Transformational Coaching?
Offered by both Nic and Sarah of Compassionate Self offer coaching.
They both have training in and are practioners of IFS (Internal Family Systems).
Learn more by clicking "Coaching" in the main navigation.
Signature Course: 12-Week Intensive
Coming Home To Yourself is our unique online experience.
Together with other NVC informed practioners, we meet weekly for 12 weeks in a large group and in smaller "home groups" and we teach a unique combination of NVC, IFS and Mindfulness tools for a transformative journey together and within.
Meet Your Facilitators
Sarah Dekker is passionate about integrating Nonviolent Communication (NVC) with embodied spirituality. Her workshops offer ways to cultivate daily practices for living life fully and authentically, deeply grounded in compassion for one’s self and others. Sarah’s interest in individual and collective trauma healing has had her exploring numerous self-development and trauma healing modalities and attend various meditation retreats. Sarah is an internationally certified NVC trainer and an IFS practitioner.
Nicholas Burnand is a certified Nonviolent Communication trainer and therapeutic coach. Nic was born in South Africa, and currently lives in Belgium. He has travelled the world, exploring different inner transformation, meditation and communication practices. His passion is creating safe spaces to support people through deeply transformative inner journeys. He combines inner parts processes and mindfulness with NVC to form a powerful trio that support inner healing and personal growth.